Kobe Bryant may be unable to return to the floor for the Los Angeles Lakers at this point in time, but that hasn't stopped him from remaining in the public eye in more ways than one. Along with debuting a new Lakers colorway for the Kobe 9 Elite last night at the Miami-Duke game in Florida, Kobe 9 Low inspired by Bruce Lee has been leaked out of China according to Kicksologist.com: Some leaked photos from C ...

After Kobe Bryant heard about Tom Thibodeau wanting to recruit him back for a third stint with Team USA for the 2016 Olympics, the superstar guard let it be known that he had no intention of returning for another shot at a gold medal. On Wednesday night, Bryant attended the matchup between the Miami Hurricanes and Duke Blue Devils while the Los Angeles Lakers were in Florida to face the Miami Heat the follo ...

Despite the extremely rough start to this year's Grammy Road Trip in Phoenix, the Lakers have turned things around with two wins followed by a heartbreaking loss to the Bulls. Now the Lakers look to climb above .500 on this road trip against a seemingly vulnerable Miami Heat team. These teams squared off on Christmas Day with the Heat prevailing 101-95 in Los Angeles. But the undermanned Lakers gave the def ...

As the one man that has coached both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan to multiple NBA titles, former Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers head coach, Phil Jackson, knows these two legends better than anyone else. With Jordan being considered arguably the greatest basketball player of all-time and Bryant being the closest comparison to the six-time NBA champion in terms of skill set, the debate rages on about ...

Once Mike Brown was fired five games into the 2012-13 NBA season, 11-time NBA champion Phil Jackson was at the top of the list of potential candidates to take over as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Jackson expressed an interest in returning for a third stint with the Lakers, the team ultimately chose to go with Mike D'Antoni formerly of the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns. The decis ...

Superstar Kobe Bryant continues to be seen publicly on the during current road trip for the Los Angeles Lakers even though he's still not ready to get back on the floor. Bryant's latest public appearance came on Wednesday at an NCAA college basketball game between the Miami Hurricanes and Duke Blue Devils. Bryant wasn't the only NBA star in attendance with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade also being among the f ...

With a day off following Monday's overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls, the stories of the day again revolved around injuries. After suffering a bone bruise in his right knee on Dec. 29, Xavier Henry took to the court to test his knee on Jan. 14 and again on Wednesday with running drills. A return date has yet to be set for Henry, but he will at the very least miss the Lakers next two road games against Miam ...

Kobe Bryant has always considered himself as a student of the game, but his thirst for knowledge goes beyond the basketball court. Last week, Bryant surprised several business students at a Boston College international marketing class when he suddenly showed up to be a student for the day. Today, while the Lakers are in Miami to face the Heat on Thursday night, Bryant went to the University of Miami on Wedn ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have been ravaged by injuries this season with stars Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant being on the shelf for the majority of the 2013-14 NBA season. Fortunately, the two stars in the backcourt might be nearing a return to the floor. Bryant was thought to be re-evaluated for the knee injury in mid-February, but now will have that evaluation once the current road trip comes to a close. As for ...

Forbes released their ranking of the value of NBA franchises on Wednesday and despite their struggles last season, the Los Angeles Lakers are ranked second with a value of $1.35 billion, which is a 35% increase over 2011's value. The Lakers received a significant boost in revenue from the first season of their 20-year, $3.6 billion TV rights deal with Time Warner Cable. In the first season of the TV deal, ...

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